Reports of the Maine Commissioners of Inland Fisheries and Game 1895-1902

Annual & biennial reports to the Maine Governor from the Maine Commissioners of Inland Fisheries and Game on the condition of Maine's recreational fisheries and recreational hunting from 1895 to 1902.

1895
Contents: Letter to Governor , Fish Culture, Atlantic Salmon, Landlocked Salmon, Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Smelts, Fish Hatcheries, Fishways, Special Close Times, Large Game, Taxidermists , Game Birds , Financial Statement.

1896
Contents: Letter to Governor , Report , Moose , Caribou & Deer, Wardens , ,Inland Fishes Trout, Hatcheries , Hatchery at Caribou , Steelhead Trout ,Brook Trout , Landlocked Salmon , Atlantic Salmon , Fish Eggs , Smelts , White Perch , Black Bass , Capercailzie, Partridge , Financial Statement , Rules & Regulations , Expenditures.

1898
Contents: Letter to Governor _ Letter to Governor # 2 _ Lake Auburn Salmon Hatchery_ Coldstream Salmon Hatchery _ Monmouth Hatchery , Caribou Hatchery _ Trout Eggs _ Quinnat Salmon_ Penobscot Salmon, White Perch , Black Bass_ Big Game _ Caribou _ Moose ._ Deer __ Ways & Means . _ Guides __ Moose . _ Game Birds _ Woodcock _ Song Birds _ Adjutant General's Letter_ Prosecutions _ Appendix _ Finance

1900
Contents: Letter to Governor , Museum , Fish Hatcheries & Fish Stations , Necessity of Fish Culture by State ,Cottages, Hotels, Hunting Lodges & Camps , Number of people who came to Maine in 1900 , The Farmers & the Game Laws , Big Game of Maine , Caribou , Moose , Moose Hunters at Fault , The September Law & Forest Fires , Accidents While Hunting , Registered Maine Guides , Partridge Law Retail Dealers in Deer, Deer Skins , Hunters, Trappers, & Camp Proprietors , Taxidermists , Lacey Act , Birds & Bird Protection , Gulls & Terns , Belgian Hares , Changes in Fish & Game Laws , License Fee for Hunters , Letters from guides , Wardens , Prosecutions , Red Squirrel , Tramp Sportsmen , Financial Statement , Hatchery Expenses , Pay of Wardens

1902
Contents: Letter to Governor , * Fish Hatcheries and Feeding Stations * Caribou Hatchery. * Moosehead Lake Hatchery. * Cobbossecontee Hatchery & Carleton Brook Feeding Station * Edes Falls Hatchery. * Lake Auburn Hatchery. * Sebago Lake Fish Screen * Some General Observations * Farmers' Bulletin, No. 160, * States with Hunting Licenses * J. Manchester Haynes letter 1902 *Bangor Daily News article * Farmers and the Game Laws

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These reports were copied from their original editions at the Bangor Public Library, then digitized and uploaded to the internet by Ron Huber, Penobscot Baywatch, Rockland, Maine, 11/28/07 Last update 5/14/09. Please contact him to point out errata, or for more information or with your inquiries.